As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".
A 12-month novelty grace period applies if the inventor or his successor has communicated in any form, put the design into practice or made it public at national and international exhibitions.
25 years
As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".
no
As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
1-2 years
yes
yes
- IMPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of designs. Substantive examination begins automatically, without a request.